Monday, February 3, 2020

Art Stones and Glass Beads

Hello friends! I hope you had a fun weekend! The sun was shining here and we spent a lot of time outdoors, at a favorite playground, at the soccer field and on a beautiful forest walk.




It is the first Monday of a new month and that means that this week the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog team showcase a specific designer / company. This week it is Prima Marketing, with all their pretty products. You don't have to use Prima's products to join, but it is always fun if you do. Our theme is Floral Frenzy.

Since it is a new month, we also have a new guest designer. During February Christina, with her blog Rosso Papavero will share her gorgeous creations with us. I hope you will stop by her blog to see what she made for this week's challenge.

Layers of ink - Art Stones and Glass Beads ATC tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

This week, I decided to make an Artist Trading Card, since it is such a fun, small surface to work on. The textured background was created with art stones and glass beads and is very easy to do, as you will see below. 

Layers of ink - Art Stones and Glass Beads ATC tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Prima art stones.

Start by cutting a piece of watercolor paper into an ATC size (2.5 x 3.5 in). Coat with gesso. Add some glass beads directly into the gesso and continue with Mini Art Stones. Let dry.

Layers of ink - Art Stones and Glass Beads ATC tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Textured background.

Add a layer of gesso on top of the art stones and beads. This prepares the card for the next step, and also acts as a glue.

Layers of ink - Art Stones and Glass Beads ATC tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Paint with acrylic paint.

When the gesso is dry, paint with Distress Paints. For a different look, pick other colors. Let dry.

Layers of ink - Art Stones and Glass Beads ATC tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Dry brush with metallic paint.

Dry brush the background with a little metallic paint. It will catch on to the textured parts, and makes them more visible. This background would work great for a space theme too, or for something relating to the sea.

Layers of ink - Art Stones and Glass Beads ATC tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I also added three art pebbles, to look like bubbles. The mix of mini art stones and the glass beads makes for a very interesting background, which is really easy to do.

Layers of ink - Art Stones and Glass Beads ATC tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Add flowers and glass beads.

The flowers come from Prima's Moon Bay Golden Coast and were dry-brushed with a little metallic paint. I also added more crystal beads to the card.

Layers of ink - Art Stones and Glass Beads ATC tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The gloss medium used to add the clear beads hadn't dried completely when I took these photos. It is now completely clear. For the sentiment, I stamped the Finnabair 4 stamp on a piece of inked paper and added a Clippings Sticker on top.

Layers of ink - Art Stones and Glass Beads ATC tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Art pebbles.

The Art Pebbles work as a magnifying glass, making the art stones look bigger.

I hope you will join us this week in our Floral Frenzy challenge. As always, you have a chance to win a $50 gift voucher to do some fun shopping at Simon Says Stamp. You have until next Monday 8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in.




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Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my blog today!  

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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6 comments:

  1. Absolutely GORGEOUS! LOVE the BG and the colors you chose!

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  2. Glorious textures in the background and such depth of colour - this is a tiny treat!
    Alison x

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  3. Absolutely STUNNING!!!! Love, Love, Love this Anna-Karin! Gorgeous colors and that texture is awesome! hugs, Maura

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  4. This is amazing! Love how you created the background.

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  5. Hello Anna-Karin:
    I appreciate this tutorial SO very much. I am going to try this (not soon, but...now). If it turns out well, I'll be linking it up in the Monday SSS challenge. If it doesn't...well, it's a learning experience. Right? Thanks for the tips. I'm off to my craft room.
    Karen Letchworth

    My first real attempt at mixed media. Here we go!!
    https://karen-mycuprunnethover.blogspot.com/2020/02/flowering-canvas-hearts-wglitter-love.html

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